Majuro vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Majuro	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1496	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2913	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$954	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1391	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	1	100
😀 Quality of life	37	77
🏙️ Population	30K	24.9M

The cost of living in Majuro is 33% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3967th and 4879th ($1496 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the Marshall Islands and China, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8202nd and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Shanghai

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	Majuro	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.4	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3599	$27624

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1502
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$533
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$733
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$683
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1417
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1419
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1882
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$596
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$997
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$818
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$751
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$836
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1437
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2406
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$753
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$548
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1807
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1811
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1878
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1022
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$532
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2825
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$507
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2637
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3173
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3155
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1513
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2402
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1683
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753